Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. He's a hard drinker, largelyabsent, and it isn't often he worries about the family. Esch and her three brothers are stockingfood, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; at fifteen, she has just realized that she's pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pit bull's new litter, dying one by one. Meanwhile, brothers Randall and Junior try to stake their claim in a family long on child's play and short on parenting.As the twelve days that make up the novel's framework yield to a dramatic conclusion, thisunforgettable family - motherless children sacrificing for one another as they can, protectingand nurturing where love is scarce - pulls itself up to face another day. This 2011 Bloomsbury (UK) Paperback is in very good condition.

ISBN: 9781408827000 SKU: 1567413 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1567413
Location: Fiction